Editor in chief
Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
Is Russia Prepared to Capitulate to Western Demands for Peace in Ukraine?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 1 March 2026 As the war in Ukraine grinds into another year, a wider […]
Ayatollah Ali Al-Khamenei is dead
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 1 March 2026 The reported death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the […]
Why is there war with Iran?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 28 February 2026 The long confrontation between Israel, the United States and Iran has […]
The Shia–Sunni Divide: History, Theology and the Politics of Memory
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 28 February 2026 The division between Shia and Sunni Muslims is at once ancient […]
We live in violent times
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 28 February 2026 We flatter ourselves that we inhabit an enlightened age. We possess […]
The United States prepares to strike Iran
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 27 February 2026 As Washington considers preparatory measures for possible military strikes against Iran […]
The Last Human Editors: On the Rise of a Hyper-Intellectual Clerisy in the Age of Large Language Models
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 27 February 2026 There is a peculiar humiliation in being interviewed by a machine […]
The European Group of Five
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 27 February 2026 The European Group of Five — sometimes abbreviated in diplomatic shorthand […]
The conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 27 February 2026 The conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan that has erupted into open […]
Russian use of British offshore territories for sanctions evasion
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Friday 27 February 2026 Britain’s offshore territories sit in an awkward place in the political […]
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